There are 237 Jails & Prisons in Tennessee, serving a population of 6,597,381 people in an area of 41,225 square miles. There is 1 Jail & Prison per 27,837 people, and 1 Jail & Prison per 173 square miles.
The state of Tennessee is ranked 24th in Jails & Prisons per capita, and 17th in Jails & Prisons per square mile.